Outpatient procedure · APC 5072 · Surgery or procedure

Level 2 Excision/Biopsy/Incision and Drainage

In 2024, Medicare and patients paid an average of $1,539 per procedure at 2,329 hospitals. Half of hospitals averaged between $1,396 and $1,606.

National figures, 2024

Average payment per case: $1,539
Typical range (middle half of hospitals): $1,396–$1,606
Medicare’s share: $1,22079% of the payment
Average billed charge: $11,310
Hospitals reporting: 2,329323,855 procedures

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2,315 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare procedures for this in 2024; showing 701–750. Download as CSV

Medicare payments per case for Level 2 Excision/Biopsy/Incision and Drainage by hospital, 2024
Hospital	Cases	Average payment	vs national average	Medicare paid	Billed charge
Adena Regional Medical CenterChillicothe, OH · CCN 360159	149	$1,412	About average	$1,119	$10,181
Mountain View Regional Medical CenterLas Cruces, NM · CCN 320085	50	$1,412	About average	$1,121	$18,974
Longview Regional Medical CenterLongview, TX · CCN 450702	110	$1,412	About average	$1,116	$25,515
Cape Fear Valley Medical CenterFayetteville, NC · CCN 340028	160	$1,412	About average	$1,118	$9,650
Terre Haute Regional HospitalTerre Haute, IN · CCN 150046	35	$1,412	About average	$1,115	$22,922
Corewell Health Zeeland HospitalZeeland, MI · CCN 230003	12	$1,412	About average	$1,125	$5,578
Hillsdale HospitalHillsdale, MI · CCN 230037	17	$1,412	About average	$1,125	$9,206
Mymichigan Medical Center ClareClare, MI · CCN 230180	44	$1,412	About average	$1,125	$8,105
Trinity Health Grand Haven HospitalGrand Haven, MI · CCN 230174	15	$1,413	About average	$1,120	$3,423
St Luke's Regional Medical CenterBoise, ID · CCN 130006	487	$1,413	About average	$1,121	$7,809
Ascension St John Jane PhillipsBartlesville, OK · CCN 370018	19	$1,413	About average	$1,113	$11,298
Heartland Regional Medical CenterMarion, IL · CCN 140184	14	$1,413	About average	$1,109	$21,371
High Point Regional Health SystemHigh Point, NC · CCN 340004	42	$1,413	About average	$1,118	$9,571
Ascension Seton Medical Center AustinAustin, TX · CCN 450056	104	$1,413	About average	$1,124	$12,036
Lehigh Valley Hospital - HazletonHazleton, PA · CCN 390185	67	$1,414	About average	$1,119	$20,810
Atrium Health LincolnLincolnton, NC · CCN 340145	81	$1,414	About average	$1,115	$9,779
McLaren Port HuronPort Huron, MI · CCN 230216	82	$1,414	About average	$1,121	$5,719
Princeton Community Hospital Assn IncPrinceton, WV · CCN 510046	73	$1,414	About average	$1,123	$12,385
CHI Health Mercy Council BluffsCouncil Bluffs, IA · CCN 160028	39	$1,414	About average	$1,110	$10,122
Bellin Memorial HospitalGreen Bay, WI · CCN 520049	173	$1,414	About average	$1,119	$10,853
Caromont Regional Medical CenterGastonia, NC · CCN 340032	191	$1,414	About average	$1,117	$8,968
Saint Joseph's Hospital Of Atlanta, IncAtlanta, GA · CCN 110082	123	$1,415	About average	$1,115	$7,926
Aurora Medical Center OshkoshOshkosh, WI · CCN 520198	46	$1,415	About average	$1,118	$10,528
Laredo Medical CenterLaredo, TX · CCN 450029	30	$1,415	About average	$1,121	$23,547
Baylor Scott And White Surgical Hospital At ShermaSherman, TX · CCN 670076	14	$1,415	About average	$1,127	$18,023
Round Rock Medical CenterRound Rock, TX · CCN 450718	95	$1,415	About average	$1,123	$24,717
Karmanos Cancer CenterDetroit, MI · CCN 230297	219	$1,415	About average	$1,123	$6,019
University Of Iowa Hospital & ClinicsIowa City, IA · CCN 160058	670	$1,415	About average	$1,122	$9,430
Wilkes-Barre General HospitalWilkes-Barre, PA · CCN 390137	193	$1,415	About average	$1,120	$21,564
Broward Health NorthDeerfield Beach, FL · CCN 100086	29	$1,415	About average	$1,126	$7,179
Northern Light Inland HospitalWaterville, ME · CCN 200041	11	$1,415	About average	$1,128	$8,280
HCA Florida Northside HospitalSaint Petersburg, FL · CCN 100238	22	$1,416	About average	$1,110	$31,231
Carolinas Medical Center/Behavioral HealthCharlotte, NC · CCN 340113	342	$1,416	About average	$1,120	$14,072
Springfield Regional Medical CenterSpringfield, OH · CCN 360086	83	$1,416	About average	$1,122	$12,302
Belton Regional Medical CenterBelton, MO · CCN 260214	13	$1,416	About average	$1,128	$26,613
Cameron Regional Medical CenterCameron, MO · CCN 260057	31	$1,416	About average	$1,128	$4,964
St Joseph Medical CenterKansas City, MO · CCN 260085	29	$1,416	About average	$1,128	$11,130
The Children's Mercy HospitalKansas City, MO · CCN 263302	12	$1,416	About average	$1,128	$25,257
University Health Lakewood Medical CenterKansas City, MO · CCN 260102	13	$1,416	About average	$1,128	$6,710
Saint Luke's South HospitalOverland Park, KS · CCN 170185	135	$1,416	About average	$1,128	$16,266
St Mary's Medical CenterBlue Springs, MO · CCN 260193	18	$1,416	About average	$1,128	$10,990
Overland Park Regional Medical CenterOverland Park, KS · CCN 170176	52	$1,416	About average	$1,127	$21,642
Saint Luke's East HospitalLees Summit, MO · CCN 260216	201	$1,416	About average	$1,127	$15,851
Henry Ford Health HospitalDetroit, MI · CCN 230053	398	$1,416	About average	$1,121	$5,629
AdventHealth Shawnee MissionShawnee Mission, KS · CCN 170104	210	$1,416	About average	$1,123	$12,783
Methodist Charlton Medical CenterDallas, TX · CCN 450723	54	$1,416	About average	$1,117	$11,001
Providence Medical CenterKansas City, KS · CCN 170146	22	$1,416	About average	$1,122	$11,119
Centerpoint Medical CenterIndependence, MO · CCN 260095	82	$1,416	About average	$1,120	$14,418
St David's Medical CenterAustin, TX · CCN 450431	104	$1,416	About average	$1,126	$22,402
St Luke's Hospital - Anderson CampusEaston, PA · CCN 390326	88	$1,417	About average	$1,123	$19,702

National trend

Average payment and billed charge per procedure, and how many Medicare procedures were reported each year.

Average payment
Average billed charge

2020: 327,576 procedures at 2,461 hospitals · 2021: 342,159 procedures at 2,460 hospitals · 2022: 328,148 procedures at 2,418 hospitals · 2023: 331,434 procedures at 2,387 hospitals · 2024: 323,855 procedures at 2,329 hospitals

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National average payment and billed charge for Level 2 Excision/Biopsy/Incision and Drainage
Year of care	Average payment	Average billed charge
2020	$1,364	$9,588
2021	$1,405	$9,782
2022	$1,422	$10K
2023	$1,477	$11K
2024	$1,539	$11K

By state, 2024

Case-weighted average payment across each state’s reporting hospitals, lowest first.

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Average payment by state for Level 2 Excision/Biopsy/Incision and Drainage, 2024
State	Hospitals	Cases	Average payment	Typical range
Vermont	6	1,080	$787	$666–$851
Alabama	45	4,814	$1,321	$1,281–$1,347
Tennessee	53	6,148	$1,324	$1,322–$1,384
West Virginia	21	2,823	$1,328	$1,309–$1,374
Mississippi	36	3,960	$1,340	$1,314–$1,355
Louisiana	46	4,679	$1,344	$1,333–$1,362
Ohio	107	14,062	$1,349	$1,354–$1,409
Oklahoma	39	4,483	$1,355	$1,368–$1,463
Arkansas	27	3,570	$1,359	$1,333–$1,450
South Carolina	43	7,381	$1,374	$1,359–$1,399
Kentucky	46	5,518	$1,389	$1,360–$1,407
Missouri	59	7,560	$1,394	$1,385–$1,460
Kansas	31	3,743	$1,394	$1,383–$1,443
Nebraska	21	2,935	$1,404	$1,438–$1,478
Virginia	60	9,999	$1,410	$1,381–$1,499
Iowa	25	4,141	$1,414	$1,385–$1,461
North Carolina	69	9,206	$1,418	$1,398–$1,442
Indiana	69	8,494	$1,422	$1,431–$1,472
Michigan	77	9,509	$1,425	$1,406–$1,474
Georgia	71	8,386	$1,428	$1,392–$1,472
New Mexico	15	1,273	$1,428	$1,393–$1,506
New Hampshire	13	2,357	$1,430	$1,489–$1,566
Texas	168	20,036	$1,441	$1,407–$1,464
Florida	146	20,444	$1,444	$1,441–$1,469
Utah	21	2,407	$1,451	$1,425–$1,453
Maine	15	1,585	$1,455	$1,403–$1,503
Pennsylvania	114	15,588	$1,478	$1,428–$1,551
Wisconsin	56	6,950	$1,480	$1,451–$1,504
Idaho	13	2,029	$1,484	$1,418–$1,523
Illinois	95	15,195	$1,493	$1,475–$1,539
South Dakota	12	2,368	$1,526	$1,520–$1,622
Montana	10	1,708	$1,536	$1,504–$1,598
North Dakota	6	1,934	$1,539	$1,516–$1,570
Colorado	42	4,089	$1,548	$1,525–$1,544
Minnesota	41	7,162	$1,567	$1,520–$1,571
Arizona	41	6,071	$1,584	$1,562–$1,581
Wyoming	8	471	$1,612	$1,607–$1,628
Delaware	6	1,585	$1,613	$1,613–$1,614
District of Columbia	5	1,304	$1,625	$1,618–$1,647
Rhode Island	10	987	$1,631	$1,627–$1,645
Washington	45	6,327	$1,656	$1,617–$1,705
Alaska	6	733	$1,706	$1,683–$1,769
Massachusetts	52	13,195	$1,724	$1,723–$1,741
Nevada	17	1,295	$1,725	$1,700–$1,736
New Jersey	54	8,474	$1,725	$1,671–$1,764
Oregon	28	3,266	$1,747	$1,668–$1,722
New York	113	20,231	$1,771	$1,700–$1,827
Connecticut	25	3,630	$1,776	$1,779–$1,809
Hawaii	11	983	$1,804	$1,801–$1,898
California	190	27,687	$2,041	$1,963–$2,080

About these numbers

Average payment is what Medicare paid plus the patient’s deductible and coinsurance (and any other insurer), averaged over the hospital’s Medicare cases. It covers the hospital’s part of the care; doctors bill separately. For outpatient procedures it is Medicare’s allowed amount, which leaves out extra “outlier” payments for unusually costly cases; those are shown under the hospital name where CMS reported any, and included in the CSV. Billed charges are the hospital’s list prices, which few patients pay.

Medicare sets its payments by formula, adjusting for local wages, teaching programs, the share of low-income patients and unusually costly cases. Those adjustments drive most differences between hospitals, so a lower payment doesn’t mean better or worse care, and Medicare patients’ own costs usually vary much less than the totals. Private insurance pays different, usually higher, prices.

Source: CMS Medicare Outpatient Hospitals by Provider and Service (Medicare fee-for-service claims). CMS omits hospitals with fewer than 11 procedures. More in the glossary.